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NewsHEE misses GP training target despite record recruitment
Health Education England has filled more GP training places than ever before but failed to reach its target for 2016.
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HSJ LocalPolitical 'changing goalposts' blamed for GP extended access delay
Oxfordshire CCG blames “national political decisions” around GP access fund eligibility criteria for delays to extending services Plans collapsed as funding “was pulled away” and had to start again CCG says core requirements for the fund were changed in July but would not confirm if it has received any ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Skilling up the dinner ladies
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsExclusive: HEE to receive £20m for GP training places
Health Education England is to receive an additional £20m on top of its existing budget to help support the planned increase in the number of GPs in England
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NewsChris Ham: GPs do not want full integration into PACS
GPs are unlikely to give up their independence and fully integrate their services with other types of NHS provider “any time soon”, the King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham has said.
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Is full integration impossible?
Apologies for missing a week last week.
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NewsFirst digital health providers inspected by CQC
CQC publishes first pilot inspections of digital GP providers Full primary care digital provider inspections to begin next April NHS is seeking to push significant number of GP contacts to digital channels Former Circle chief Ali Parsa’s new venture Babylon one of first to get green light The ...
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CommentIs five a good number for the forward view?
The financial challenges increase the urgency to get on with the task of health care advancement but cannot shorten the time it takes to complete the journey
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CommentA ringside seat to a victory, not a bloodbath
The public need to be involved and see more successful projects if they are to buy into sustainability and transformation
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HSJ LocalMCP vanguard looks to take on A&E
Stockport MCP to include hospital services including the emergency department, acute medicine, and frail elderly care One option is for Stockport Foundation Trust to hold the contract Decision to be made in November Leaders of a high profile vanguard project in Greater Manchester have moved away from the ...
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NewsSenior managers leave Capita team running troubled GP contract
Two senior managers leave Capita’s troubled primary care support service Jill Matthews, former managing director for PCS, has now been “embedded” in Capita with other NHS England personnel NHS England has begun daily performance meetings with Capita over PCS service failures Medical records service problems expected to be resolved ...
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HSJ LocalVanguard trusts take stake in GP practice
Two trusts in the North West have become partners at a local GP practice.
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Expert BriefingDeep South: A South West super-CCG?
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalGP alliance to cover 1 million patients
Eight large scale GP providers in Birmingham form alliance STP “started without the inclusion of GPs” says new grouping Eight large scale GP providers across Birmingham have formed an alliance to improve representation of general practice in local sustainability and transformation planning, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsNHS England delays draft new care model contract
NHS England has confirmed there will be a delay in the publication of the multispecialty community provider draft contract, despite leading vanguard sites progressing with procurement for their MCP providers.
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Expert BriefingWhat’s new in care models: The NHS’s first accountable care organisation?
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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NewsContract to be let for pioneering 'ACO'
One of the first ‘ACO’ contracts to be let Foundation trust was the only provider to express an interest Due to begin in April next year A northern foundation trust will take control of a single budget for all local services except primary care from next April in ...
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NewsGPs not returning to work due to 'huge' insurance costs, charities warn
Returning GPs use commercial insurers at “huge cost” following rejection from major mutual insurers NHS England asked to “streamline” retraining process as “excessive” delays cause “financial hardship” for returning GPs Induction and refresher scheme “too slow and bureaucratic ” says RCGP “Excessive” delays in retraining and “huge” indemnity ...
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CommentHow to get serious about prevention in the NHS
The Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Optimal Value Pathway, a major new resource for CCGs, will support clinicians and commissioners to recognise and harvest low hanging fruit for prevention, while helping to address both the wellbeing and the quality gaps in the NHS.
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CommentThe planning guidance: Christmas come early or winter of discontent?
While early publication of the planning guidance is helpful, there is much to be done about fulfilling competing demands with stretched resources